Asked whether he tried to please all in
the budget ahead of the general election by the end of this year, the finance
minister said, “All of my budgets are electoral budgets. That’s what these
should be because I am an important member of a political party.

“Budgets should be for people’s
happiness. And they should be tailored in such a manner that they would like
these throughout years, not for a day,” he added.

He also hoped it would not be difficult
to implement the budget in the year of election.

“Generally the election’s essence fills
the air in April if it is held in December. This time it’s getting late for
this. It will be good for the country because the lesser time the election
essence is in the air, the lesser disturbance it will cause to the work (to
implement the budget),” he said.

Muhith strongly believed Bangladesh’s
economy would grow at a rate of 7.8 percent – the target set in the budget.

He also said the government may not need to
spend all Tk 4 billion allocated for the Rohingya refugees as many
international organisations have pledged help for the displaced Myanmar
nationals.